Class 3 Flashcards
1
Q
How many months is he old?
A
Ana miezi mingapi?
2
Q
ni- (negated)
A
si-
3
Q
u- (negated)
A
hu-
4
Q
a- (negated)
A
ha-
5
Q
tu- (negated)
A
hatu-
6
Q
m- (negated)
A
ham-
7
Q
wa- (negated)
A
hawa-
8
Q
I
A
mimi
9
Q
You (singular)
A
wewe
10
Q
he/she
A
yeye
11
Q
we
A
sisi
12
Q
You (plural)
A
ninyi
13
Q
they
A
wao
14
Q
I have
A
nina
15
Q
I have not
A
sina
16
Q
The child is six months old, but not seven.
A
Mtoto ana miezi sita, lakini hana miezi sabo.
17
Q
Negating Present Tense
A
1) personal pronoun changes
2) drop - na (tense marker)
3) if it ends in - a, it changes to an - i
18
Q
I want
A
ninataka
19
Q
I don’t want
A
sitaki
20
Q
I am studying
A
ninasoma
21
Q
I am not studying
A
sisomi
22
Q
I am singing
A
ninaimba
23
Q
I am not singinf
A
sisimbi
24
Q
You dont sing
A
husimbi
25
We don't study kiswahili.
hatusomi kiswahili
26
Negating Past Tense
1) personal pronoun changes
| 2) tense marker - li changes to - ku
27
I did not study kiswahili.
Sikusoma Kiswahili.
28
Negating Present Perfect
1) personal pronoun changes
| 2) tense marker - me changes to - ja
29
I have studied
Nimesoma
30
I haven't studied
Sijasoma
31
Negating Future Tense
1) personal pronoun changes
32
I wil study
nitasoma
33
I will not study
sitasoma
34
to eat
kula (monosyllabic)
35
to come
kuja (monosyllabic)
36
to die
kufa (monosyllabic)
37
to drink
kunua (monosyllabic)
38
to be
kuwa (monosyllabic)
39
Monosyllabic Verb Construction
1) keep - ku when constructing verbs in different tenses
40
Negating Monosyllabic Verb in Present Tense
1) drop - ku
2) drop tense marker
3) new personal pronoun
4) - a becomes - i
41
I am not comin
siji
42
I was here yesterday.
Nili kuwa hapa jana.
43
I will be here tomorrow.
Nitakuwa hapa kesho.
44
Negating Monosyllabic Verb in Other Tenses.
1) keep the ku
| 2) change personal pronoun
45
The child is sleeping.
Mtoto analala.
46
The child is not sleeping.
Mtoto halali.
47
chair
kiti
48
chairs
witi
49
The chair fell.
kiti kilianguka.
50
The chairs fell.
witi wilianguka.
51
The children are not sleeping.
Watoto hawalali.
52
Today, I am not working.
Leo sifanyi kazi.
53
Today, I am not going to work.
Leo siendi kazini
54
To like
kupenda
55
I love you
Ninakupenda
56
He loves me
ananipenda
57
You love me
Unanipenda
58
We love you
tunakupenda
59
me (Object Infixes)
-ni-
60
You (Object Infixes)
-ku-
61
her/him (Object Infixes)
-m-
62
us (Object Infixes)
-tu-
63
you/them (Object Infixes)
-wa-
64
To help
Kusaidia
65
You are helping me
unanisaidia
66
To see
Kuona
67
I see myself
ninajiona
68
reflective infix
-ji
69
I have cut myself
nimejikata
70
I have not cut myself
sijejikata
71
I travelled to go to Canada
Alizafiri kuenda Canada
72
They did not travel to Canada.
Hawakuzafiri kuenda Canada.
73
I travelled up to Canada.
Nilizafiri hadi Canada.
74
I travelled up to Canada, but I didn't see snow.
Nilizafiri hadi Canada, lakini sikuona theluji.
